Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God.

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

But as a Scot with a lifelong love of Scotland and the arts, I believe the opportunity of independence is too good to miss. Simply put there is no more creative an act than creating a new nation.

I'm swimming every day and I'm even trying to get the golf swing working again - but that might take a little bit longer.

I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations - that's why we got married really quickly.

I hope to work, support my children and die quietly without pain.

Sometimes a woman just needs to be slapped.